RE: Accelerating into slavery

Let me first say that I'll get to the point of matter but i'll start a bit seemingly off-topic. My ego just needs that intro.

Late after midnight yesterday I was still consuming content on the Tube of You. A historical channel that quite expanded my knowledge about periods we used to have mentioned in school bu in far less...I can't even twist my mind to accept it was any detail at all. Anyway, I consider this as an accelerated form of reading. Audio reading, perhaps? I value that. Since taking the responsibility of helping manage family some business that includes the jobs of quite a few dozens of random people. A Red Ocean (if you're familiar with that theory and hence the term) business. It's a war of attrition. I'm looking at lose-lose situations daily and I'm thinking of how I can turn them into win-wins...And I remember it was @theycallmedan who inspired me to finally get to read Sun Tzu. I did. It was important but also small and I kept looking for more.

Off-topic to the off-topic...wow, I think I just blinked and BTC shot up about 2 k...

Back to that content. It was about the slave revolts in the Roman Empire (ancient globalization at its peak), the two Sicily cases and then the one of Spartacus. If I were to guess what went wrong for the leaders, I'd say none of them had any plans for the end game. And it looked like a zero sum game, each time. You can't just be left alone while the other side gains more than it loses by controlling you. It's also a matter of expendable resources at your disposal vs those of your opponent.

Ultimately, the Roman Empire did die the Death by a Thousand Cuts. About five centuries later. After inventing fiat money.

And I remember it was @theycallmedan who inspired me to finally get to read Sun Tzu. I did. It was important but also small and I kept looking for more.

It is a great book, and I think it is small on purpose. Theey can be used as heuristics, but to be able to apply them, they need far deeper learning - this makes them hooks for behavior and thought. I like that idea - I don't create hooks - other than the odd quotable line or two ;D

Ultimately, the Roman Empire did die the Death by a Thousand Cuts. About five centuries later. After inventing fiat money.

All empires die - cities live on. It is about adaptability - an empire solidifies itself to support a particular culture - a city can house any culture.